It's now or never: Visual events have 100 milliseconds to hit brain target or go unnoticed

Researchers have defined a crucial window of time that mice need to key in on visual…

Daylight fireball over central Europe

A daylight fireball streaked across the sky over central Europe at around 13:33 UTC on Monday,…

River-groundwater hot spot for arsenic

Naturally occurring groundwater arsenic contamination is a problem of global significance, particularly in South and Southeast…

Common coronaviruses are highly seasonal, with most cases peaking in winter months

Of the seven coronaviruses known to infect people, four cause common respiratory infections that are sharply…

How forest loss leads to spread of disease

In Uganda, loss of forested habitat increases the likelihood of interactions between disease-carrying wild primates and…

Genes sow seeds of neuropsychiatric diseases before birth, in early childhood

From early prenatal development through childhood, the prefrontal cortex of the human brain undergoes an avalanche…

NASA Selects Early-Stage Technology Concepts for New, Continued Study

NASA Selects Early-Stage Technology Concepts for New, Continued Study Click here for original story,…

Researchers use big data to identify biodiversity hotspots

Often considered desolate, remote, unalterable places, the high seas are, in fact, hotbeds of activity for…

NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Harold between Vanuatu and Fiji

Tropical Cyclone Harold brought heavy rains and hurricane-force winds to Vanuatu and was moving toward Fiji…

Evaluating embryos by detecting secreted proteins using microfluidic droplets and multicolor fluorescence

Infertility is estimated to affect 9% of reproductive-aged couples globally, and many couples consequently turn to…